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Spine Width?

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January 21, 2025
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Hello!

Can anyone help me calculate what my spine width should be? I have been asked to prepare a catalogue for print that was designed by someone else. The print specifications are as follows:

A4 - 210 x 297 mm,

PUR glue (longer side)

Pages 84 + 4,

mat 300g + mat 170g,

(4/4)+(4/4),

Mat laminatem cover

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

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Correct answer Willi Adelberger

Every printer has this information and they will give the information.

Pariah Burke

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I covered exactly how to calculate spine widths in my video course InDesign CC Designing a Book Cover and Spine, which you can watch free with a 10-day trial account here: https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/indesign-cc-book-cover-spine

Spoiler alert: It's a matter of looking up the thickness of your chosen paper stock multiplied by the number of pages.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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Spoiler alert: It's a matter of looking up the thickness of your chosen paper stock multiplied by the number of pages.

By @Pariah Burke

That's exactly what I was suggesting 😉

Robert at ID-Tasker

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@Hello it's Hayley

Can you get your hands on few sheets of the paper it will be printed on?

Then do a mockup - or at least put 84x small pieces together + cover.

Willi Adelberger

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Not pnly the paper, also the glue and the technique of binding has the influence.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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Not pnly the paper, also the glue and the technique of binding has the influence.

By @Willi Adelberger

I never saw a book - with spine thicker than "the rest"?

Definitely, not a 84 page fully glued catalogue?

Willi Adelberger

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Only your printer knows the answer.

Hello it's HayleyAuthor

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Thanks Willi! I thought that might be the case as well. But I'm not the most knowledgable when it comes to prepping this kind of thing for print so I wasn't sure if I was just uninformed. I have requested that the printer sends through the measurements.

Willi Adelberger

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Every printer has this information and they will give the information.

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